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THE WOHLDS JiJSWS.
THE WOHLDS JiJSWS. (M SPIXIAL CAMKGHAMS THKOrGH fJUSIfl'S. KKCTKB'S. ASP iKSTUAl THK PISASTKIi IN AMERICA. 'l'HI DISA;T"lt I A:\lEIUCA., HAKIiOWINU SjCI.M-.s. Virr-wn« iVk). Monday (l>a!w!yir. Hunt liiavor of this city, das jn«t received a that hi,agh tho serifs oi waterspout* aud Cloudbursts "hi('h illunJatd TitD'l'ill" amI Oil <iV.y vesterdsv morning -W persons had lo,t tlu-ir itves. I p to noon to-<iay 5"> bodies had bcrti rt'vvered in Titosville alone. The largo k'it.v taiiiiei'y bali jilst catigiit dre. 'I'he un'mrned district was reported to lw in iuimi- ¡:u! jeopardy. 'j b nnmber of bodies r.?t-rMi??''?''tv'<?'d?'"?''? but itx??'-Y? that inai'Ymcrew?ibff?unJ. he ta of oil, Is bv flames, liver* ertort is bean; made to keep ill- lire from the inlfammable: IUIUMI. but should it be ignited the entire ut.iv, end of the city will be desoUted. A train coiitainin»J'"A> excursionists from Titus- ville which was returning to the city about the time the waiers of the Oi! Creel; ros-, has not vet arrived, nor has it I'tvti heard uf. It is feared that it has run off the lias in the u,l Creek Valley and be -n swept away, i'ires and explosions have been occurring with startling rapidity ali through the morning. The burnitii! oil is still being carried down the swollen stream, and danger threatens every village in the valley. All the bridges have, been carried away, and the debris borne aloi 7, oa the surface of the water is a sheet of flame. FURRHER DEFAILS. Oil. CITY distance of eighteeu miles Oil Cree* Valley i. a ¡::Illl)my picture of death and desolation. Ihelate calamity IS the worst disaster which b, ever heell known in Pennsylvania, if that of J,>bnstown be excepted, and has few rivals in the history of the country. Along the wes: side of the creek ail the dwellings, buildings, and factories for a solid mile were burned to the ground, in the main portion of this city not a house is left »t»ttdiu2. T hre boys were found yesterday in a tunnel, where they had been hiding fright- The hair of one of them had turned white, he ijuarter lu which the greatest Jos. of iil« occurred was largeiy occupied by fvre:!1:1",r. lHpioed m the tuue wot lis, whose I,n-s are unknown, ihe City-hall presented a terrible scene with its wins of charred and marbled bodies awaitn.jj identification, each I)e iii-t)eeted by a al,.d hysterical Voup of women seeking for SvllI" mining relatives. The people are so stunned by ingbt and horror that the iuspection of the deJ has not been charade: lsed by any outcries, the recognition being usually merely amoan and flow of tears, with a sign to the officer iticiiarg". Each identification is a relief to the other gazers, as it makes ceitam to each that tlk body is not that of olle whose loss is feared, ihe number of men who lost their lives whe; they could have saved them- selves by abandoning their wives is remark- able. in a large number of oases, unable to save the wife, they deliberately stayed and died with her, the bodies being found side by side, sometimes with clasped hind. and often folded in each other's aims. The most horrible sights in the streets are the cattle wit living whose eyes have been larned ou:, The Hooded avenues are tilled with bodies of cows tid horses drowned by the rise of the waters. Among them, how- ever, stagger numbers of strange, horrible beasts wao have strei)clth to st&J, and no eyes with which to pick their way oi' tiiid food. The poor beasts have all the hair turned froni taeir heads, and their eye3 are sightless, baked by the heat There has not yet been time to put tht-ni out of their misery, but they will be shot to-day by the police. DESCRIPTION OF THE fCl'.SE. PlTTSBnio, )Ionda (RII!n S/^aa:).—It is difficult to t?tain from those ,b? survived tb !prnhle Ù¡SMter which be?el Oil City yesterday morning any coherent description oi the scenes and incidents which attended the catastrophe. So groat was the general panic, and so phenomenal the rapid succession of accidents, that it seems impossible for any oas to actually xiote, or indeed to realise, what was happening. It is stated that many of the people thought the Judgment Day had come. .Some were perfectly paralysed -by fear: others fled precipitately they knelv not whither, and all were in aI, agony of terror and sus- pense. I'.ven before the conflagration broke out the people driven from their homes by the rising flood were so alarmed that thay hardly knew what they were doing, or in which direction the greatest obauee of safety lay. '1 heir only anxiety ras to escape the rasing torrents winch were overwhelming the city. In the midst of the excitement a terrific explosion occurred, It was almost immediately followed by two other ioudexplos.ons.arid t lie air seemed filled wich flames on Her, side, Î hese reports were caused by the blow,ng up ol three gaso- lir- tanks. The oil which was Hoatmg on the surface of the creek became ignited, and on shore the gas, which was escaping in great volumes similarly caught fire, and burst into roaring flames. In a few moments it seemed as it the water, the land, and the air were all lit-rally ablaze. What actually occurred during this frightful period of destruction will probably never be known. Men, women, and children, who were thrown to the ground by the successive shocks of the explosion, were either killed on the spot or deprived of consciousness. lhere was no pos- sibility of rescuing them, and they speedily fell a prey to one or other or b.,tb of the devastating elements. Th., ears of those who reached the higher ground in safety were tilled with the shrieks of the perishing, and the exp-rier.ce was one of the most awiullt is p058,!)le to conceive. In the course of the flight many were trodden down and overtaken by the Hood, Everyone truzgled madly to save himself, and for the weak and the old there wai little or no chance, TIle flames spread rapidly to many of the houses along the banks of the creek, from which the inhabitants were unable to ,ape on account of the surrounding Hoods, so that tin imprisoned people were ilowlv burned to d> .nh before the eyes of thousands who cou!] afford them no aid .Several were seen to leap into the water to escape the more terrible fate of lieing burned alive. It is believed that when the flood subsides a terrible death-roll will be revealed. Among the people who escaped w th their lives are many who had the most ba;r readta escapcs, and who while fleeing Ix-iore the advancing flames were seriously burned. The destr.u'ion and suffering oaused by the disaster batHes d.cription. Every ef!"rt is being made to reliele the bomlss aid i!?juted,atid the (lovenior h'os i,ut'd a proclamation ap¡. ,I: n g to the public for funds to carry on this wo. k. IN' I I' IF If AN' EYE-NVITNr. IHTSVILLK, 'luesdiv I'?.1 Parker, the treasurer of the < >i 1 Exchange, I'.tr?r,thHtr'-a.')ur''r<thM<'itJ'?f'ban?: on the upper railway bridge watching the flood when i 1J0tlced II strong Amell of benzine, and immediately afterwards an explosion occurred r.esr the bridge. In an instint it seemed to lite that the whole surface of the water, from th. bridge down to the Alleghany Kiver, was a >ii&is of floating flames. The flames wer everywhere, r'jihmg with the water, whirling in the eddies, licking the supDorts of the hride, hnotin Ifl hor, and sending up =n-.ol;e from the Making driftwood in a! way that, mind can pcarc":r pleInre without r:wlng n it. The whol e river-way was a brovl anonl1.. of fire, the flame* shooting up v tunes higher than thp tops of houses. 111 a IV* moments a 5ieeond explosion occurred, this time at the Dewdr..p Kefinery. In quick i snnoemion cam» explci-ions at another union retinery and an oil well snpply company's works. Then flames wen; everywhere, and though the T-at.er was under-: nea*h them and rain was pouring I down from tne S:"lIt the tire s,em,d h ?ave everything its n-.vn wa:" and the whole c,t ""n¡ed '0 be burning, ihe upset: tank which caused th" disaster !bnged to the Pena»vlv*nia Kelinery, and contained 2,ooo I barrels of benzine ditillat6, You can im. gine thi. tremendous body "f mltamm.-iblo s!?tJ?ft!')?ttt!?i)?)ftK?'t??t.'yhKht- ninu. and enr flowing down th stream at a •peed of O'X or nine miles per hour, it wa. siuipl* irresistible, and, r< *:ueeil everything wlthlH Its ro?>ch to cinder" At a late hour I last iii?ht 122 bodis had been iecovercd, and 2(,U persons Wd' ,till missing. m-.I\l),¡l_()lo' R:('nJ(" VlrrsBfRU, luesday (.((■•it'er).— ihe num-; her or bodies recovered at ,)i! City and T¡tu- j ville now amounts to 107, and little doubt 19 entertained that fully its many more lie buried j ill the ruins. The sorrow into which the inhabitants have been plungsd, accompanied as it was by many terrible and heartrending incidents, has been brightened by the heroism displayed by a number of brave rescuers, who bave saved many liv" 'at the imminent risk of their own. i'rompt and generous responses to the appeal for relief are coming iu from every quarter. PITT,¡\l!W t ^'A.), TQsday (V*!siel).—A di.-r.itch from Titusville announces that a number of bodies are reported to have been rei v,,t the Iatt- Ivtwten th,t p,& and Oil City, ^details of their recovery have been received,and it is generally believed that ;;11 or 411 bodies were csn ird down stream, and may be expected to float as far as Pittsburg b.>rt liev can b recovered. The coroner's iury this morning went over the ground where the lives were lost on Sunday night. The hoard of health, which is directing the interment of the victims, ordered that all burials possible should be carried out to-day, and the remainder on Wednesday. Thereafter no botlics are to be kept above ground over :M hours. The total subscrip- tions received up to the present for the relief of the sufferers amounts to 1;1100,10Jø, The total amount required to meet the distress is lfiU.OuOdols. The mayor of Oil City requested that all business should be suspended from ten in the morning to six in the evening to-day, on account of the public interment. All ollicial and many private buildings were draped, and the day was observed as one of geueral mourning. THE BOHEMIAN MINING I TIIL' DISASTER. I)IINI.G I I AN APPALLING DEATH-ROLL. I l'¡U(óL'E, Tuesday lReu.lu),-Lt has now been officially ascertained that, the number of miners who descended Birkenberg Mine, near j;) ascended or were afterwards rescued alive. I hus lloL' lost their lives. Up till nine o'clock this morning oO-t bodies had been recovered. The deceased leave widows and 002 orphaus below fourteen years of age. filA VlOnml enr^pondfint of tlie London Daily ,.V<ir.<, writing; on Mendny ni^ht,s.iys -rtie Nt, Mi tins at last baen entered. Everything is found to I avp been ilesir-jyed, rafters and lifts, aud even the strel r>pe«. The file is ohow" to li ive O iV.Tirt a depth of 900 fe:t. There were m deaJ in thp minp, but st'ncs thrown into the sir.ft in which the litis worked end up a dia.ienei s. und, atiJ it is bslbr^ii that a large Dumber of b-'dies lio at the bottom. Two women it Friihr-im are bo-isting that drunkeuuess Ins siived their husbands from the fute of their comrades. They wore eo lirmik on th day of (lie disaster that they could not go to work. It has been ufirrmed thut the number of orphans h it by the victims oE the (.atvtropho exceeils a tllou- s.unf. The onnvtrritd w'-rkmen nrd alwnvs thp hrst to finer the mine in ths m-.Tieng. T ie Uld. ri-d men enter tit noon, aft r which tiflH the the hrokoout. TheStut' hjs suffered by the ifre to the awcuut of two mi.lion florins. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT AND I HUSH HOME RULE. I OTTAWA, Monday Might (Rmt"),n the Dominion House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Pevlin il.iberal', having suonredpre- cedence, moved his resolution in favour of Home Rule for Ireland, expressing a hope for the success of the Oladsfonian party at the forthcoming general elections. Mr. Campbell (Liberal) seconded the motion. Mr. Bijdale (Conservative) moved as an amendment that any expression of opinion by the Parliament of Canada on this suhiect was uncalled for at the present time, Parliament not being desirous to express an opinion upon the general elections in Great Britain, and that therefore the House should pass to the orders of tae day. Mr. Wallace (Conservative) strongly op- posed Mr. motion, believing that Ilome Rule would inevitably lead to the dis- ruption of the Empire. Mr. Curran i Conservative), in an eloquent speech, .uppon,'d the motion. Ile hoped that in the commg elections the Irish members would hold the balance of power between the two parties, and they would then got what thev were striving for. Mr, M'Carthy (Conservative) said he had aocimesced in "the Canadian resolutions of 1>S2 and 18SG, but believed that he had now made a mistake. It would be impudent and imprudent on the part of Canada to interfere in the British elections. the wise adminis- tration of Lord Salisbury's Governni"tit had brought peace to Ireland; and he moved an amendment to Afr. Bisdak's amendment, declaring that it was inadvisable to offer advice to the Imperial Parliament. Mr. Macdonald (son of the late Premier) seconded 3Ir. amendment. i'he Hon. John Costigan (who when a member of the t'abillet, in IS: moved and carried an address to her Majesty, passed on t'l6 Costigan Irish rerolition.3, praying that she would grant Howe I:u]e government to Ireland) said he believed thit Mr. Iievlin had made a mistake in submitting his motion now, but he was still a firm adherent of Home l«'u!e, and he would therefore Tote for the motion, The d.,bate was suspended by the rule of the House while Mr. Eraser wa3 speaking in favour of the motion. THE PilKSIDENTIAL I 'I'IIE CAMPAIGN. I I MINM-.AI'OI.S, Tuesday {Dahel).— The excitement prevailing In political circles bere is intense, and the enthusiasm for Mr. Blaine is not only tremendous, but appeal's to be steadily increasing as the hour of session Ilran near. The probability is that Nlr. Blaine will be nominated by acclamation. There is little likelihood that the present rave of enthusiasm can he checked, and as Mr. Brine's managers are the most a,tute politicians ir. the country, they will not miss the present golden opportunity to carry the Convention by storm. Should it not be thus carried, however, neither lr, Blaine nor lr, Harrisoll is likely to be the nominee, and the third choice, as iti the preceding years, wi II ultirllately receive nomination, because the two leading factions have become so hostile as to make combination between them impos- sible. Both sides are very confident at pre- sent, however, but both fully realise that a hard struggle is likely to occur. A large number of delegates have expressed no prefe- rence as yet, and decline to do .so. Many of these profess the opinion that neither lr. Harrison nor Mr. Blaine should be the nominee. General Al^er, Michigan, who withdrew his claim to tho nomination in favour of [r, Blaine, has re-entered the struggle at the behest of his delegation, which cannot otherwise be held together, for Mr. Blaine was their first choice, Tiler threatened, if he abandoned his personal can- didature, to go in a body for Ir. Harrison's side. The coloured delegation, ftO in mun)"r, appe ir to biv? caught thepre— vailing fever, and, beadei by Frederick j Dougias, have declared for Mr. Blaine. Oil the other band, General Michener, ex-coun- sellor of the land commission, who keeps th" roll-buoic of the forcps, Fuvs that he irt absolutely certain that the President will be ie-iiominateil. He says that the Harrison partisans are not. less than õ50 in number, and 'heir cla.m is thut they number GOO. At i he evening session of the National Keptiblio Convention the Blaine contingent scored a victorv by electing .1, S10llt Fassett, of Now Vot k, t"mporary chairman by if) votes to t v: • t: y. TRIAL OF A BAND OF MURDERERS. cmuocs OA':I I: i. OF THE CAPTAIN. PAIlI" (liabe!i.-The trial of the notorious Neuilly band of murderers com- mences before the Seine Court of Assizes to- day. and will not conclude before the end of a week. Kuiifeori peroll have to answer to ■ numerous (•barges of perjury, in addition to which (he, al' accused of murdering Pere Olliver, a moneylender of Nenilly, on October l Inst, in broad daylight, under eii-cmnstances c[[hj ?rt?t?smtrut'ny. Th" captain of the band is a man named Andre, aged -7, who early began his cart-cr of vice by starting a bank for stolen notes, lie was dis?Vfred by the poli(?e and served a long term of imprisonment in Mazas Prison, )()t) gtfriu of nn?riso!n))nnti.. M.txas Prison, throats and rutli.ins, whose object was to attack people living alone who were known to have valuables in their house, in order to obtain information as to persons likely to P""SC"3 properly, Andre had become asso- ciated with a man of respectable standing and good connection named Miohot, an undertaker at Neuilly, who wa" a former candidate for the post of municipal councillor. Aiichot indicated ill, Olliver, agr«at-friend of his, as the firftvictini, knowing him to be very rich. Two of the band, named lvorel and Gaudefsant-, went, under the guise of business, to the old man's houi'e ill the Avenue de Neuilly and garotted him. I he struggles of Olliver were, however, so desperate that the miscreants finished by strangling him and then made off with the valuables tliey found. It was by an accident that some of the deceased man's property was traced to their possession and they were arrested. They subsequently made a full con- fession, and gave information which led to the arrest of their accomplices. CAPTURE OF ANARCHISTS IN ROME. [IOMT:, Wednesday (Keuter). Prince lialthazaz Odescaleni having received on Sunday a letter signed The Dynamiters of the Grant of Death," ordering him to bury C00,000f. at a certain spot outside Rome, detectives secreted thaniselves close to the spot and surmised two men armed with revolvers. They proved to be two house painters, aged 19 and 20, who had already bewi imprisoned for creating disturbances, and when interrogated described themselves as Anarchists who, with some accomplices, intended blowing up the prince's residence. THE MEETING OF THR EMPERORS. Ih:RI.t:<. 1 ueaday (Central JSeics.)—A dispatch from Kiel announces that the Czar arrivedat that port at eleven o'clockthis morn- ing in his yacht the Polar Star. The Emperor William proceeded to sea in the yacht Hohenzollern, and convoyed the Czar to the harbour. Salutes were fired ashore and afloat. At seven o'clock a grand dinner was given at the castle, when the Emperor William drank to the health of his illustrious gu-st, and the Czar replied with the toast of The German Emperor." The two Sovereigns also toasted each other at a luncheon given earlier in the day, when the conversation between the Emperors was of a most animated character. E MITHQU -VKE SHOCK IN ITALY. I KOMI:, 1 uesday (Central Jyews).—At PJ.-vJ R,m. to-day an earthquake shook was felt at San Severo, in the province of Fuggia, and an adjoining hamlet, The oscillations, which were of an unuulatory character, created a temporary panic. THE ERUPT 10X OF VESUVIUS. I APLI?S, Tuesday (Jieutei).—The eruption of Nii,tint Vesuvius, which has been notice- able for some little time past, has considerably in"reased in volume, and large masses of lava are flowing into the Atrio di Cavallo Haine,
THE COMING ELECTION. I
THE COMING ELECTION. MH. GLADSTONE ON THE GREAT I AND GOOD CAUSE. Mr. Gladstone made a short speech on Tuesday afternoon to a number of Warwick-hire Liberate who visited Hl\wnrd..n, He %aid In was ri.d t > bee them, but lie had heavy work in prospect, and must not attempt ltntcli work that day. Their cause was iii. g jod and u great causo. Tin-re ncer WHO heavier and higer issuss involved in a political crisis at nnr time than there were at that moment. Those who wrre listening to him were not chI enough, u5 Liberals, to U-olt back ver the battlos of the ast 50 years, bur. tho-e who wtro old enough knew very well that during those 50 years the Libera! p;iriy had befn engaged in hjjhliug battles, allttf widen tiny h"d w"n, ami 611 of which it wus now pretty wed acknowledged were for the tjreat. banetit of the c,iuntry. The hattle of Frea Trade "03 now admitted by "II Tories to have been fought for this grout benefit of the c-)utitrv, although it seemed now from Rome declarations in hish quarters as if they were about to change Liteir minds PIí\1D. But it really did not matter whether they changed "t not. Let Literals stick to their flag, :ind they uould continue, he hoped, to support "very came that tended to the welfare of the t eople, the streneth nnd the pro,perhy of the Empire. They might depend up m it thatthey l1evor had a ureter or a more sacred cause, nor a mora hopeful cause than that which was to be decided, pie,, God, at the cí.1miug el!-Ction. Mr. (jnadstone, while speaking, hold ftn umbrella over his head to shade IIi", from the sun. Me asked his hearers 10 keep their hats 011, for although they hnJ better "roofs on than he had the sun might huit them.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.I
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. I Monteith Smith, Advocate of Edif-burgii, will contest Buteshire in the Liberal inrprrst. KOSSKNDALF.—Mr. Arthur G )Idsa»ith Sparrow h;ts bmi adapted ns the Unionist candidate for the Rojwen nle Division. LITKBVOOL.—Mr. J. C. Biglnm, Q.C., 5ms heen r,v 'he Liberal Ullionist Committee (f tha Itactmnge Division of Liverpool to oppo«;» Jr, R. Xiiviik', QV., the sating member. Mr. Highnm 'rttC'lt"S nn tht1 Northern Circuit. Tht" OonservH- rp ,rking-jn conjunction with tho Liberal Utron si* in lit" ll1J1tter. ANGLKSEY.—Captain Owen Thoums of Bryndu LI"l1f,'ch,JI, I as beeu selected "8 the Unionist can- ,tHli\te for Anlew_y in "ppositioD to Mr. Thomas L"w:s, 'he j(lilJ Gl,J¡J,l.uHliltlJ member.
HOME RULE V. DISESTABLISHMENT.
HOME RULE V. DISESTAB- LISHMENT. LFITK; FI«OI MR. GLADSTONE. I I I,, GJadstona has written as follows to a Liberal elector in the Eastern Division of Edinburgh, who is 1"1 office-bearer in th. Church ot Scotland, and who wrote to Mr. Gladstone stating that he felt 8 iliflicuiiy in suppw ing a Home "RuJe candidate who a:so advocated 1, Cirlton-gatttens, June 1, 1892. Dear Sir,—W'^re I the holder of your opinions I should look for an opportunity of aidill. the rturn to Parliament of R gentleman like Mr. M'Lagan, M.P., who is a Liberal, but who has jmt vottju, I brieve, against disestablishment in M-oTland. It such be the prevalent direction of Scottish opinion, you will have no difficulty in acting upon tois view, lut, if not, you may have to cnoosy between fl who voles forSentlis11 disesUbli-hinentuntheoneside,andon then, her side no 'lory, or one of tho*o who, (1iclaimin Toryism, hav* kept it in power for six vears. You would then, 1 apprehend, h*va to weigh tile importance of ntamtiinmg the Establishment- Scotland ayninsr ihf importance of the entire Liberal policy, including thp. areat Imperial question of harmony witti I'Mand, which invoive, alike the honour 3rd strength "f ihe <>mpirw and the efficiency of Parlia- ment, in t to tn-ntion other vast interests which can obtain tl() iti«factinn except through the Lib°ri! pMiicw I think this is a fair statement of the question from your special point of view, and I hop. you ",nù auy other. who may agree with you may bo guided to a right decision.—1 remain, elr "1", your faithful servant W. E. (iLADS10:<E,
iiAKD ON THK G.O.M.
iiAKD ON THK G.O.M. At a meeting on Monday night of the Presby- tfni.in General Assembly a'5 Dublin the Rev. Dr. Hiown, Ihe retiring 1JI\)derntor,!lah;1 that in ancient times thry used to be called silly pcopl-, but a (ventribie statesman had called them rogues otid I fools. They w"wd IIOt. hud b.ck that epithet, but 10011111 Rsfc lr, Gladstone to meet them in Belfast on the 17th, when it would be demonstrated who were rogues and fools.
ANOTFIf R ATTACK ON A LIONI…
ANOTFIf R ATTACK ON A LION I TAMEK. Proreswr D" ling, whilst performing with the lions at, Bungler's Circus in Dublin 011 Monday night, turned his face from one of the animals, which sprang on the lion tamr's biu-lc. The pro- f '-s m was rescued without u f i'al result. -_u_
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! TH E ti^Sl- TANCE OF j ULKTKH.
TH E ti^Sl- TANCE OF j ULKTKH. DIPOliTAN'T SPUKC'il BY Mil. Cil AM Ulil.LAlN. Mr. Chamberlain presided on Tuesday evening M a uitHting oi' the chairmen and secretaries of the! Various division* and wards of the Birmingham Liheral Unionist A"()c:t\! ioa at the association! oJlie8, Edmund-street. Ir. CHAPIBEHLAIN, pnid although they knew nothing of the exact date of 1he genera! j !Jlecliun, it mut be evident to aI, observers th*t its npproflch was itnl11inent. Lit) thought ouce nioie they were going to a sure and certain triumph. Hu was very glad to give them words of chcer, and Iv assure them that as far as h6 could 8!tcertain the prosprctsof the party, aot only in Birmingham, b-it throughout ti., country, vvereextreinely favourable. They wero not likrly to iniUitd tile ascfJDI,de.9 or their opponents, WHO wwrü gorng to demoiiaii the UuiouUt party ind t., crUSl. tho Liberal UuioniMS especially out of existence. (Laughter.) Having b-en in com- munication with f1iff'I-t, parts of the eountry, hili saw no u-ason whatever for the S'inguine expncia-1 tiuns whico tiieUladhtonians said they entertained. HP did Dot th,nk the majority of the EIIh.h I peoplo hM! chauged their opinions with regard to Horns Ruio or wer8 Ilt '-11 likely at the general election to put Mr. Gladstone in power. (Applauen.) There had been a great improvement in U!f appearance of things i, thu la," tew montii5. The IIe"r approach of the eneral election had concentrated loubnc opinion on the real issues in regard to the Irish question, and the evidence which had been given of the success of tbe Government in the peace, tho prosperity, and the conteutaieut which was now enjoyed in Ireland, and, on the other hand, the divisions auioogn the Home Rule pimy and the disclosures as to the motives and object* of the leaders of the party, and, gatierally, Liie evidence that Home Hula as eriginolly intended and desired by Mr. Gladstone would bring dissension into Ireland rather ttiau ""oce,l1.d combined to confirm the majority of the country, who at the last general election emphatically repudiated sllch n policy. It also appeared to hitn that the Glad, itonians had rather ever-reached themselves in the bids they had been making for popularity. A spendthrift person was always moat ready tlJ niak e luomiB6s, hecause it was üblIlutply car- fain thai he could not he called upen to fulfil them. (Laughter.) No sensible or intelligent man would believe it possible for these Glad- oionian spendUirifts to fulfil one-tenth of the promises they had been lavishing in all parts of the country. Mr. Chamberlain drew attention to Mr, Gladstone's views on tho question of "II eight-hours day being oecured by legislarioo, and to his recent letter to the Labour p'ederation, to the effect that all interview with him on ';lle subject could not possibly be of any advantage. But when it was troughc home to Mr. Gladstone's mind tint, in view of the strenth ûf the labour party, this was a .1angoruus position to take up, the great leader earn. down from I>i pedestal, and a«k £ d them in ail humility \0 furnish him with information upon which lie could come to soma settled conclu- sion. This Labour Federation snubbed the rollt feaaer, and told him that all the information which was necessary for the purpose was already ftt his disposal. They would have thought that Mr. GladstollD would have closed the correspondence, hut there were votes to be go ¡ned, aud accordingly, after an interval of "cay or two, hs wrote to Ir, Shipton thut he DOW had JIll the iniormatlon which he rHJ,.ir"d, and that tho interview might now tak» places with advantage, (Laughter.) This was II I noypl, a romance of politics III several chuptars, 11 d they had not come to the last; but never in the history 01 EuglisJi pjliiiss had a 1:1 eal leader ever occupied a POAitiou so humiliating -is lr, Gladstone in his pursuit of h? vo:e "f the elector', (ilear, I., ";) After alluding to a"me ?f the mos: t."i., conversions of Mr. Gladstone, Mr. C»amberlsin referred to Lord R seberv's recent visit to flir- mingham, and twitted the noble lord with having, a..kt!;ted to an intrest in politics in view of a p,s- ib!e change of Government at the coming election. I Lord Koflebery said, If I had been in your p'ace I should 1111 Vi ùún '0 much more." President Lincoln once s*id of a similar statement, by oc of ins critics that lH did yot thiufc much of men who said what they would do if they had beeu there. for he observed that tuev never gut there. (Laughter.) Lord Rvsebery attacked him psuonally and Mid I he had voted against on. A? ".a o?,. He had amr dy ttI81r,lnn:f .it n:n'¡ but be had voted in favour uf a greater reform, which included the removal of tLat anomaly known as one vote one value th..t was to siy, a re-di»tribution of soats in proportion to p pulatiou. That re-dis- tribution was in favour u1 the Ffnionist causo, and, tl!eretúr"t thu Gladstoniaos voud ugainst it. In JjirmiDgham they had 77.000 eleccer?, and only seven members, and VoIere were three towns ill Ird IUd whit:h had 5.100 electors returning three U1t'mb£\r< If BirmlllglHull was represented iu the jpropojtion of Gahvay, Kilkenny, and Newry. they would have 45 member*. He did not know what Kilkenny had done except breed cats—(laughter)-—to justify the demand that ouo at its eledors should CCH1Ut n equ:11 to six Birmingham ar\ir.1\us. (Applause.) Aftar defending ids support of the Allotments £ i)l withollt cou.puUitm on th" ground thut otherwise they woula i;avo endangered the Elil, and that nioftenths of a lonf were better that no loaf. Mr.; Ciwmberlun proceeded to refer to Ihe Ulster question. L-. rd Rosebery, he said, hllù eudea- Youred to deal with one of the difficulties io regard to the establishment of a Borne Rule Government in Irelaud. He had dealt with fit. case of Ulster in a jeering spirit, rite question of Ulster was avery serious one, and one with which their opponents would have to d^al before very long. In 1836 they asked Mr. Gladstone to Ive an 1}!;8Ur,WCe that he would c.C(Jat Ulstcr separate from the res 01 Ireland. In reply, he gave a wry evasive answer. Dö promised tf) give th matter serious attention, but the result was stiil withheld, In the meantime, the warnins from Ulster Wale jeered at antllrcated with contempt. One-third of the population of Ireland wore de!enninalrly opposbd to any pr po-al io establish a Parliament in Vublin WI¡irh w!1l1!d havø authority fiver tlw whole of Ireland. How was the oppositi m tm-t ? Mr. Gladstone, in his hearing the other day, spoko of tl:i,"proportion as a few mis- guided individuals, and on another occasion as fouls and IW\4.t s who would, if necessary, have ëO be d'-ait with sternly. Mr. Glad- stone's description of the opponents was the I"ne:u:rg- of illcredlhle stupidity. Tile resistance of Ulsn-r wns absoluDdy fatal to the Gladstonian scheme uf Homo Huie, which woulil only tht signal for civil war, and the blAsted union of hearts would only be th" beginning of anarchy. THIS ULSTER CONVENTION. Preparations for the fortLc ,in2 Ulqter Unionist Convention are progressing rnpidly, L^rge num- bers nf meetings wpre Iwld during Saturday and Monday, at which over 1,500 delegates were appointed. Numerous p: licaiions from gentlemen iD England and Scotland holding Giadstonian ii .,o to attend the cuvenl ion have been received by the committ ee. In the pavilion a distinguished grangers' gallery has hoen .et apart, to se'it, 200. The guarnntee iund is now close on £16,000, MANIFESTO BY HUSH NONCON- I FORMISTS. A statement of the view*»f Ulster Protestants upon the Home Ruin ques- ion (signed by the chief officers of the Fresbyteriuii. Methodist, liaptisr, allll Congregational Churcht-s in Ireland I/nd by 6,044 ministera, elders, deacons, stfar,1. and 01 ner ofticerR aurt members of the non*E] i;co,):ilian Churches in their country) was sent by post on Tuesday eveoiog to every Nonconformist minister in Great Briuin. It sets forth that an Irish Par- liament would be practically under the domina- tion of tho Roman Catholic Lishops aud priests, and that no guarantee, moral or material, c»in b9 devised which will guard the rights of the Pro- testant minorities which aro scattered throughout Ireland. A CHALLENGE 110 Alit. GLADSTONE. At the opening of the General Assembly of the Irish Presbyterian Church, in Dublin, on Monday evening, tho Retiring Moderator (tile Rev. Dr. Jlrown) sftsd Presbyterlms had been called in old times, Godrs silly people." Naw they had been culled fa-sis and rogues by a venerable statesman, who once had a character to los?, but who was greatly fallen now. They wouid not hurl any epitheisftt Ilim, bit,, thoy would suggest to him t., meet them at Belfast on the 17th of the present month, and they would undertake to demonstrate to him who were the fools and who were the rogues.
RAFFLING FOR BIBLES-I
RAFFLING FOR BIBLES- I SURVIVAL OF AN OLD CUSTOM. I The curious custom of raffling for Bibles took place in the parish church of Hr, Ives, Sant" on Tuesday. Tile vicar directed the and twelve children cast dice lor tho -ix Bibles awarded. The custom dates frotn 1675, and is in accordance with the will of Dr. Wilde, wiio left £50 to provide a funia for the purpose. It was expended in the purchase of what is still called 11 Bible Orchard." with the rent of which the books are bought, and a emull sum pitid to the vicar for preaching a special sa, 00011,
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THE JUiPRKSKNTATiON OF I CAUbiFF. PKOaPKOTS OF A LABOUSl CANDI- i >AXK. LK'iT?H DK?l MH. CUMNGHA ME GUAllAM, M.C. I THI'; Djl-'¡lAL OF THE SOUTH WALESI DAILY NEWS, INTEUVIJIWS WITH LABOUIT I OFFICIALS. Of course no one was surprised on Tuesday morning when the South Wales Daily fteo:8 cumo out with a denial of the statimeot we made on Monday that there is a alroug probability of a labour candidate being IJrought out at the next general election to coutest the seat now held by Sir K J. Reed, M.P. It is quite the usual thing for our contemporary to deny the statemeots or aonouocements made in the Wtstern Jlltlil, and we should have expe- rienced a ooose of something lacking if tuo denial had Dot appeared in due course on Tuesday moru- ing. Our contemporary peems to exist in an atmosphere of negation; all that it does not know belongs to the unknown and the unknowable. Of course, this ùoes not alter facts, and as it docs Dot hurt us we can aiford to smile at the splutteriogs- As we ioforllled our readers 011 !llonilay, alld again on Tuesday, wo were careful to tost the accuracy of the statement os to the efforts to secure a labour candidate before giviug it cur. reucy, and were shown documentary evidence in support of it. Our contemporary pius ita doohl On tocertaiii statements alleged to have been made by iudividuuls whom it euphemistically styles a recognised labour leaders." But all whorcad those statements carefully will find that where they 110 not positively contradict each otber, and cut theground from uader each other's feet, all is vague jugges- tion and nebulous conjecture. Our statement, on the other haud, was positive so far as it went, and the reason it did not go further watt, as we intimated, because the matter had not gone beyond the htage of negotiation. To-day we are able to advance our state- ment a considerable stride further, and no doubt sbail be able to convince the recognised labour leaders," at any rate-we do not hope to convince our contemporuy-of the reality of the movement. Indeed, we are assured they are already on the way to be convinced. The state- ments on which our contemporary eetr. such «tore were made before these gentlemen wc-e aware that Mr. Cuniughame Graham; M.F. • -we supposa there is no doubt ad lo liii bona-fides nS a labour representative-owns interold in the matter, and now that they are aware of II-i, fact we have good "eaon for assuring our ren- 'r" that, although the diplomacy inseparable fr", leadership may dictate cautious public ut ten,oce., these same "recoanised labour lenderi t f'r)fJ so ready to pofili-ptii)h the matter as they were, when interviewed by our contemporary's reprepen- tative. Tnose interested in maintaining the status que in Parliamentary representation may try as tney may to burke or blink it, but s: ill the fact remains that there is a large aud increasing see- tiou of the labour classes who are dissatisfied with the existiug state af things, and are COli- vinced that uo real progress can be made towards the realisation of the reforms they desire unless they seeura direct repre- sentation in the House of Commons. Our contemporary may assume as it likes that" tin man who will" favour labour reforms II will be the labour candidate," but the fact remains that Sir E. J. Reed has not been adopted as a candidate by any of the labour organisations of the boroughs, and we will venture to fay that in their heart of hearts these 8am. 'Meco^ntsed labour leaders" believe thut, while there is practically little difference between Sir E. J. Reed and Mr. John Gunn in this matter, tile odds, if any, are, in view of the progiessivo spirit of the Unionist party, in favour nf Mr. Gunn. Admitting the clkim of the &oulh Wales Daily Xtv:s that Sir KdwarJ Reed is the greate-L living authority 011 ilie building of warships working men recognise that fact will help ueither to feed nor clothe them, whil" what may be regarded as the ^fiicial iutimi- tioi; of Nlr. U. N. Hall, tlmt Sir Edward shoull1 bll re-e!eded because of his great back- etnir's influence, lias 1 t'le weight with straight- forward, above board British workmen. We want a good labour candidate is, put briefly, the demand which is being; prtsea with increasing persistency by the labouring closes in Cardiff, and those who make it will be g:ad t,) know that Mr, Cuninghame Graham, M.P., is irteresting himself on their behalf. In a letter writteu by Mr, Graham to u correspondent in Cardiff, and dated Jane 3 (which letter, we may remark, we <uw before making our first stutement on thi. matter), ,iter suggesting ,1. of gentleman a ,,it.bl, candidate, the boo. member added: "It would be a splendid thing to put a man up for Cardiff." The gentleman named by Mr. Graham h s been approached, but his reply has not yet ben received, Under such circumstances the name of the gftutloman alluded to is, for obvious reasons, withheld for the present. We t this tact, for our contemperary is so anxious to obtain the name of the possible candidate tilllt we should lik. to oblige. We can only eoulIel patience- II everything coijacs to blin who waits," and even this will come in good time
THE DISLGYAI.TY OF MU.I S.…
THE DISLGYAI.TY OF MU. I S. T. EVANS. HOW Tlili ACTION IS I'.EGAllDED BY RADICALS. CIIKKltS AM) DISAPPROBATION AT LLANDUINDOD. A public meeting, under tlie ausp;cc9 of the Welsh DisestnbJishrnent C"l1pa;n Ciiomittee, was held in Llandrindnd Wells A^etnbIy-rooin 011 Monday evening. Mr, S. C. £ vnns Williams, for- moiiy member for Rndnor B'rougli, presided, and was supported by Ali. S. T. Evans, M.P., Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, M.P., Mr. A. C. Hunplireys Owen. (UlanssTerte), theK9V. M. Thomas (Cairloon), Mr. Alfred Dayies (Hampstead), and a number of county councillors, Non;onfonnist ministers, (,¡; —The Chairman observed tlmt the Conservatives of Radnorshire rarely mentioned disostablishment in ttieir speeches, but the question could not be shirked, b»cause it occupied the second place on IiA Libera! programme.—Councillor R. Morgan (Rhayader) moved,and Councillor Baehe (Knighton) seconded,a resolution in favour of rfioi>siub(i«iinaent. — Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, M.P., in supporting the resolution, said the Bishop of rtt. Asapli declined io receive the opinion of tho representnlives of Wales in Parliament, but lie perfectly lipew that disestablishment, was a national questionin Wale., -Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P., who was received with cheers and some signs of disapprobation, also supported the resolution, and asked the electors of Radnor to make it abundantly clear at. tho next election that they were abreast of the rest of Wales In asking for disestablishment and iii-eii- dowment,—ilr. Humphreys Owen, Mr. Frank Edwards, and the Rev. Morris Thomas having spoken, the resolution was carried with two dissentients.
THE LATE "EOS MOHLAIS" I
THE LATE "EOS MOHLAIS" I THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. I As announced in our advertising columns, the mortal remains of" Eos Mortals "will be interred on Friday next at Forest Chapel Burial Ground, Abordulais, nenr Neath. Should the weather be fine, the eitigeis from Swansea and westward will detrain at Neatb, arriving there by the tniin leaving Swansea at 2.45 or 3.5 p.m., and Llanelly at 2.12 p.m. Those who iutend to join from the eastward will have to arrive at Neath at 3.16 p.m. These will join the eortegt at Noath Bridgoi anù form a proecosh to the burial plice. Any choristers from Neath wishful to join the choir, which is under the care of Mr. Kees Jones. Linrtore, are warmly requested to do so, Leaflets with hymns will be cJI<trihuted, and It bundle will bo sent to Councillor John Arnold, the hymns beins selected from Stephen and Jones's hymn-book. Visitors from Meithyr and Dowlais wili have to leave Merthyr at 2.45 p.m.; also those from Aberdare at 3.7 p.m., and detriio nt. Aber- duiais. Should time per it, they then can joio the Aberdulais people in meeting the funeral proces- sion on ilie C-iifox on-road. Refreshments will bo provided for friends at a distance in a. schoolroom neir the burial ground. The officiating ministers will be the Riv W. Emlvn Jones, Moniston, and the Rev. Evan Jenkins Walter-read Congregational Chapel, Sw.nea,
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CAKMARTHKN UOKOUUK.'S- I SLIt JUll .J;IZs ,lŒ'S I UANDtDA.TUUK. KisTUUJ5IASTIO MKlOTJKa AT I LljANKLhV. Afcer liokling au enthusiastic meetmg at the South Wales Works on Tuesday iltei-ncon, a meet- iug which cannot fail to haV9 IUt filter, UplIl the largo numher of thoe present, Sir Jnfcn J-mes Jenkins, Unionist candidate I T the Carmarthen Boroughs, held a tneoting at the Aihenieutn in the evening. Altuough the wratherwa bcautifully fine, there wan a crowded hall, which contiasted groatlr with the liitle sclloùlroQID meeting;* held by Major Jones, Th" chair WaS taken by Mr« Daniel Williams, manager 01 Messrs. N&vill Diuce, and Co.'s collieries, who, in opening the proceedings, was well received. The audience consisted mainly of i-eapectable voters, but near the door there was a tamll knot of irresponsible h<'bble«(Je-hoys, who now and again give vent to their feelings in rowdy fashiou. With this excep- tion the whole of tho proceediugs passed off with enthusiasm, and sliowid in no uncertain mauner the popularity of the candidate. —The Chairman said the electors of the Car- marthen Itoroughs would not forget that Sir John came to the pescue at tin South Wales Works at a very critical time in its history, nor were tbey likely to forget that during the t;ix years that Sir John was iu Parliament he was always active for the public good. The chairman's reference to Sir John's views on Home Rule provoked some lively interruptions, but ihe shouts of the iiresponsibles were drowned in the roar of applause which went up from the majority of those present.- Mr, Marchant Williams, who was one of the speakers, was well received, and in the course of a rattling speech demolished the arguments brought forward by the supporisrs of the major. One of the best points of the speech was that in which he referred to the various articles" in the Newcastle programme. lIIr, Gladstone said that until the Irioll question was settled no pr,). gress could be made with any other measure*. In Wales they were ripe, anu hai been ripe for twenty years, for dise,t"b;lShment, but hit. Glad* stone persistently opposed the efforts of the Welsh members. The rising of tho candidate was tho signal for an outburst, of choline, which lasted several minutes. Sir John was in excellent voice, and his speech bristled with good points which were much nlithed by his auditors. After a sympa- thetic reference to the decease of 1111', William Thoma, Mr. Kicbard Nevill, and Mr. W, R. lingers, he went on to refer to the manner io which Major »-nes had been foisted on the constituency. Sir John's sarcastic remark-; relative to tha Mau- ''• indod pionie tickled the audience, the moj IdlY whOll, were not glow to see the absurdity of the w -MC nroceeding. Sir John s*id there were omo f_ s io the t',wn who fancied thermelves the ;»;nersof the Carmarthen Boroughs, to dispose of t hcii* according to their own sweet will. What, a kerf, was the BIOS'; dignified method of pr, ceullre-to receive an influential deputa'ion r,t otu-'s hone or to meet a couplu of wire-pullers at tl,6 Lillii? With a merry twinkle in his eye, Sir John "Pllld ttwit were it not for the Llandrindod pic-nicthe chickens of Ulajor Jenes would never Have been ¡,atcheù, Throughout his speech Sir John was accorded a very good liearing all he said was in perfect good taste, and he treated hi. opponeut witli courtesy, which cannot be said of the other síô. Towards the clo«;e of the proceed- illgs molters beCdme more lively, aD C.pt.,in Davies, 1\1r, William Evans, and Mr, \Vm. Richards were subjected to a lire ef goed-hutttured chaff, which, as wait mentioned, came from a few beard. less youths who litid come out for a bit of futt and were determined to h;<ve it. ITHE EVKNINO MEETING. On Tuesday night a weeiin vas held at thp Athenftum-hall iti support of tLe a oidature of Sir John Jones Jenkins for the Carmarthen Boroughs. Tliere was a splendid attendance* the hill being filled to ovsrtiowing. The chair was occupied by Mr, Dan Williams {&x), and there were on the piatfortp Mr. !l1alVí'nt Williams CaPlllin Dnies, J.P. (¡;sea) Mr. J. Allen Wil- liatps ILlanelly Guardian), Mr. W. Christinas, Mr. W. Evans, and Mr. W. Huj,r4s, The CHAIJHIAN, in opening the proceedings, said thty wanted a commercial uraij to repr<N(nit them, a man who had some inurest 111 the place. Ther knew Sir John to be a man of honest conviction, snd soon they woulrl tie able lo greet him as theii member. (Applause.) In the course of an eloquent spsech, N'r. MABCHAKT WILLIAMS s ii;fct|»at iliefact that Major Joaea supported the IrisJ) policy of lr, GlaJsoe evoked his opposition, ivnd the hot that Sir Joun Jenkins wns opposed tp I/mt policy jusiifiod itim in giving Sir John bis euppoit. (Cheers.) lie (the speaker) had rjone over to Irelanu for the express purpose of studying the Irish question, and while in Ireland he hirily met :i maa who did not wish for separation. (Cheers.) The House of Lords-(bÏises)-IHI"iiJ be perfectly justified in rtjeciing a Home Knle Bill fratn'd on the lines of Mr. tilallatone's proposals in 1886. but they kne* nolliing of Mr. Glru4st"ne*s present proposa s. (Laugliter.) They only kdtow tuat the Irish mtm- bers were to be reiained. (Loud laughter.) Sir JOHN JOJiE JFNKISS, who was fnthusiasti* cilly revived, said that he could appeal to them tor support, with confidence, b..ro'4u;e for six year-' lie had had the h-mour of rfipre^niiotj tljrin in Pailiainent, aDd the only question seritial ifig then) at that time vas Home Rale. Tiiat question had been very f,Ily discussed at the time, and he felt anaured that there were many who at that time wore in favour of granting Ireland Home Rul/1 who w^r«> now alive to its e nse. I quenees. (A^ilaut?.) He yielded to no man in his admiratior. of Mr. Gladstone, hut lie Wdèd to say that n.- .ati was infallible. Great men some- times ilIad, x mistakes, and he hfjiieved tin's to be the greatest mistake Nr, Gladstone had ever made. He would not like to say one word ag3inst his opponent, but ho would ""Y that he ",as not the man to represent tire Carmarthen Boroughs. lie thought IlIlIt Major Jones himself did not -believe that he was the right man to reVMoseut a constituency like Llanelly. (CrKS of Y'-s and i "No.1') Iõ wns all very wed for Mij -r Jones 50 nay they wete whiniugover tho M Kiniey Tariff, but he would a*k him to bok around him to s-e that the effects were beginning to be felt in Llannlly. In HIS last "Iwpch the major had accused him of bt, g a member of that ficin which WHS sauting tinni.ig ou«cs in America, tut they knew why that was being don1. They knew that the tariff on all manufactured art-cle* from this countiy to America wns now eoublemliat it was formerly, By pending the black-plates 10 be tinned in America tbey hoped to keep one branch of ttietratle in this country for many years to come. If the Democratic party were returned a-the general elec:imi, the increased tariff would probably be repealed, but, if not, they coufd only hc-pe 10 k'-r-p the trade until new markets could be found, for they could only expect, a great reduction of the supply to America. He had 31'0 be-m charged with having an in'ens' in Swansea. He (Sir J«din) would like tn know m what part of the country ",as Major J ,nps interei:ted, He Ind lint heard tiÍ his having any commercial ability, or tint he had encouraged the (Xpeuditure of any lllre 5um of money in any pHt of tha country. (Cheer*.) Major Jones had done nothing in his life to give employment to anyone. In 1883 he (Sir J"hn) had pagoda Bill to give to woikmen a preferential claim to vvag" in case of b"nllruptcy, (Applause.) That Bill had subsequently been improved bv Air. David Kandell. He had "]'0 brought in a Bill for giving perpetual leases to those building bou"e", Only last month a Bill ba,1 been passed which might do much harm to the tin-plate trade. It gave a right to carry uetroleum through the Suez Canal in bu-k. As soon as he heard of it lie endeavoured to place restrictions on the proposal, bu*, unfortunately, ho was too late. Si rjohn soon afterwards resumod his e.,t amid loud cheers. After a fighting speech from Captain Davies, whose smart retorts were received with much 1'1I1ghter, votes of thanks were passeri, and cheers for Sir John concluded the proceeding?.
GLASGOW RIFLE MEETING. I
GLASGOW RIFLE MEETING. WELSH COMFETrrORS. Shooting for the Bannoclcburn Prize com- menced at the Glasgow Meeting on Tues* day, in steady wind and perfect light Sergeant Procter, of the 1st Elgin, made un- doubtedly one of the finest shoots ever recorded, his score amounting to tho marvellous total of 103 out of the possible 105, in the following manner200vnrds kiteeling, 34; at 500 yards, best, possible 34; at 600 yards he made siven bud's eyes III succession. It may be of some interest to note that at the shooiing f.,r the Scottish Twenty Club a fortnight ago he made 97 and 101. The shooting continued after lunch, but was not of such a high character, as tlie). highest score reached was 93. The rsasou is very easily explained when it is stated that the wind varied frilly three feet between the shots, making high scoring out of the question. May well- known men came to grief ar, the 6eO yards range. The Welsnmen were uufortunato in weather; stiil, Armourer-svrgeant H, Jones and his brother Fred made 89, Corporal W, T. Davies 81, and Trooper Jeremiah 80. A few 88's are in the prize hot. The Big Priz (Stock Exchange), seven shots at 500 vards, was hot for in a bright rear light; wind, a little gusty. The following scores er? mado bv the'We/s!1m.n Corporal W. T. Davies 32 Sergeant H Jones ?: 31 Trooper Jeremiah £ 8 ff!: 1;¥E: 23 u ¡ In Brown's Series, in kind, seven shots at 500 I yards, Trooper Jeremiah (32) may get. into the priia list
THE SMALL-POX AT BLAINA.
THE SMALL-POX AT BLAINA. ANOTHER CASE. Another case cf rtuall-pox was reported on Tuesday at tnkeimaim-row, Blaina, next door to the house where the see?nd case was reporte?l. This is tho sixth case, the patient being Mr. William Gunning, labourer at the North Griffin Pit, He was taken ill on Saturday, and on the symptoms becoming apparent on Tuesday he was at once remove,1 to the isolation buildings, by the direction of Dr. H. C. Bevati, medical officer of health. The other patients are progressing very satisfactorily towards recovery.
CONVERTS TO CATHOLICISM.
CONVERTS TO CATHOLICISM. The new Archbishop of Westminster is arrang- ing to confirm a considerable number of notable converts from Anglicanism. Amongst these may be mentioned Lady Simtrq, wife of Lord Vomers (not the countess of that ilk, as inaccurately stated by '110 World); the Baroness Sherborne; Lady Edith Cecilia Howe, daughter of Earl Howe, and sister ,f Lord Curzon, MP, Mrs. Laboucherc, the wife of the editor of Truth, and formerly well- known on the stage as Mips Henrietta Hodson Miss Evered, of Warihurst Castle, Sussex Mr. J. L. Pearson, the ecclesiastical architect; Mr. Paul Lawrence Huskisson, grandson of the well- temembfied economist and statesman of that name; Mr. Gilbert. Fircbrace Marshall, Furness Lodge, Southsea; Major Walter Cotton, R.A. Mr. John Long, Tlie Firs, Walberton, Sussex (late 10th Hussars); Mr. Neville Taylor, of Rock Abbey; Mr. Laurence KIp, grandson of a Protestant bishop Mr, Waugh, son of the Rev. Beojamln IVaugli Messrs. Coleman and Durant, members of an Anglican Brotherhood; and Mr. Dooatd Arbuthnot, son of the Hon. Donald Arbuthnot. The two great universities have recently contributed some recruits to Rome,one of whom has left the- his to enter the novitiate of the learned Order of St. Benedict. Seven or eight clergymen of the Eota"- lishment, who have submitted to the old Chuich. Ire now preparing, for tho Catholic priesthood; but amongst r,,c t occur the names of :et R:.n):fo;e;'i:s :=th1: the Cambrian Arc?-e logical Society; the Rev. Howell Pattison Lewis Blood, M.A., rector of West Bergholc, Colchester; the Rev. F. Besart, M,A" of St. Michael's, Shoreditch; tile Rev. Hugh Lean, M.A., a nephew of the Rev. Mr. C' des, chaplain of Pusey House, .Qlford.; the Rev. Dr. James Field Spalding; atiif 111(11 qv. Herbert Bothy, M.A. Members of rlIe EOkh Church sisterhood* figure, as is frequently tj)e case, somewhat largely in the • isr. The ArchofShop of ivestmitister [jai received an entire community of these ladies iuto the Catholic Church.
CUTTINGS AND COMMENTS.
CUTTINGS AND COMMENTS. Mr, French, chief enginea or the Grt Western Kiilway Omp'iiiy, has resigned i"* reA The census of lIIayoel,o"" that 07"5ot ¡Lc popu* iation are CtllOljc.. aud 33-5 illiterates. The working men in rural districts arc feeling the benPlit if the Free Kiiucaition Act. It means a saving ot from M. to lid. per week to most ot rhem. Upwards of 14,000 Jaws have emigrated from South Russia for England, America, and Australia within the last ten days. The exutius i. atiil Con- tinuing. Itistantane,)us pliotograpJ'7 hts shown tlio former method of repreoenting lightning a* a fiery itigzag to be quite tts hls tis the old pictures o? rHciny horses. Thomas Rodgers, one of the men who took pirl in the charge of the Light Brigade at died on Sunday at his residence, K»nnington- place, Qulnie, in Manchester. He was 72 years of ,age. "'¡:he propects of the cherry crop in Et?nt are most hopeful, aid experts confidently predict All iarge a crop as that of 1875. Flums will hi only moderate crop, red currants a fair average, black: cur,ant. barely an average, strawberries aro fairly promising, but a great wanyicres bavJ been grubbed since last season. Mr. Barton M'Guakin has been offered the post of leading tenor of the C irl Rosa Company dtiring: their next tour, and the negotiations b ive, tiro, ceeded so for that a contract has already b.en submitted to him. The engagement is likely to be accepted, a fact upon which provincial opera goers may be congratulated. Tbe Church party have won all along the line in thu election of the first ecinol board for the borough of Colchester. Four out of the six Church candidates beaded the poll, and the other two also secured seats, while the Nonconformists only suc- ceeded in returning two out of their five candi- dates. Quite a storm in a teapot has been brewed in the Liberal Club, Glasgow, owing to the action of the members in refusing by a majority to entertain the Duka of Devonshire on his visit to the city. One hundred and three Unionist mem- bers have sent in tiieir resignation by way of pro- test, and it is expected that tho number of seceders will ultimately reach 130. It has been suggested to one of the new peers Sir Henry J. Salwyn-Ibbetson, by some of hit neighbours in Harlow who have offered liirn tiieir congratulations, that lie should make Harlow his title. Questioned, however, as to whether" Lord was likely to be his title, Sir Henry laughed and replied, "And be called Clari-sa for the rest of my life No, I am too wideawake for Ihat! Wah-bun-ah-kee, cl.i.-f 01 the Man=ee tribo of Delaware Indians and of the" S'x :[1011.< h.8 died in his 7Jih year. lIe was an eloquent preacher, and psrsuaded many cf his ov.n peoplo to abstain from the use of firewater." He was it prominent official in the Go ,d Templars' Grand Lodge of Canada, and was present at tl.e last Crystal Palace temperance lets in his native costume. One of the Bolton police-constables locked up a man named James Scotnor, who was found ki the street in what the officer believed to be a condi- tioa of inebriety. After the prisoner had been in the cell some time he developed alarming symp- toms of illness, and was removed to the infirmary where he has since died. This is the third case of this description wbicii has arisen recently in con- nection with the Bolton police. Earl Zetland's eldest daughter, Lady Hilda Dundas, is to wed Lord Southampton. He has been a peer since he was five years old, and has no territorial cares to speak of, for bis trustees sold Whittlebury, the family place, near Towcester, to the late Sir Robert Loder for £475,000. Lord Southampton's mother is a Lady of the Bed- chamber, and one of the special favourites of the Queen, eo that the marriage will cause some stir in tbe Court circle. Lady Hilda Dundas is a handsome girl of medium size, pale complexion, aquiline nose, luxuriant brown liair, and dark brown eyes, and with very pleasing manners. Apropos to tbe announcement that the young Countess of Dudley has presented her lord with a baby, tbe Star's recollections are carried back to the funny incident in connection with the anxiously looked for event of the birth of the present earl. An old friend of the late earl's called at the town residence in Park-lane to learn the news. A gorgeous flunkey, all powder and impor. tance, opened the door. "What news? Is it a hy?" "No," quoth Jeamee, What, is it a girl?' No, sir." The old friend became much interested. Bless me, then, what is it ?" The flunkey proudly responded," It's a heir." The history of Arlington-street would be an Interesting chapter of our social annals; the record of Sir John Pander's house at its south- western corner would be one of its most attrac- tive "items." Two only of its previous occu- pants demand mention at present. Here lived the groat Sir Robert Walpole, and here in 1745 be died. Horace Walpole, in his later days Earl of Oxford, wrote in this very house the famous Ittttrs to Sir Horace Mann. Sir John Pender's immediate predecessor was Air. Edward Eliice (the first), familiarily known to his friends (and tiis foes) and to all readers of Tne Grenville Memoirs as Bear Eliice." Horace Walpole has indelibly left his mark on the mansion, if lie did not actually erect and design it.-Art Journal. u 1 aw," writes a correspondent, of tiio St James's Gaeette, a most pathetic, and yet, pleasant, sigilt in the boys'playground close to Kensington Palace to-day (Whitsun Monday). It Was cricket match played among the cripples of the Kensington Cripples' Institute. There was not a sound boy among the two sides. Six of the out side hd crutches and one a wooden leg. One bowler had a crutch under his right arm and lie bowled with his left hand. One batsman sat on a sort of seat, on which he was strapped, and he had a crutch under his left arm and batted with his right hand. The activity and energy of these poor boys was most marvellous, nnd they took as much zest in the game as any of the numerous elevens that performed close at hand in the samesround." The Court tailor is evidently still abroad in Uganda. Writing to the company respecting his first visit to King Mwanga, Captain Lugard snys: -11 I was unable to maks much of the show insisted upon as so neCPsMY in (;ganila. and IF Court dress consisted of a very old pair of hunting breeches and the jacket of a sleeping stiil!" But even a scantier wardrobe would not have mattered much (says the Pall Mall Gazette) for society in Uganda. as TeufelsJrockh would have put it, is not founded upon cloth. "Both sexes," says Captain Lugard, describing the Wa Kamirondo tribe, go absolutely naked, except the older women, whose clothing consists of a few bits of string A Vatican correspondent relates the following story of the days of Pio Nono. A great French lady, having obtained an audience, threw herself at the Pepe's feet, and fervently thanked him for having restored bar to health. But how have I done it?" inquired the Pope. "I procured a stocking that belonged to your Holiness," sha replied. "Ono of my storikings?" Yes, I put the talisman on my diseased foit, and it his beet completely cured." Madam," replied the Pope, n littlemaliciously, "fortune has been very kind to you. You need only pat on one of my stockings and your foot fe healed, while I rut on both my stockings every morning, and I can hvdly walk." Here is a regin-.er.ia! dinner story told to Ruffler ■' (of Vanity c-it) the "ther evening a » positive factThe commanding officer of a corps was mightily troubled ah^. i. ,1;. persistent dirti- ness and untidiness of one ot his mn, Reprimand and "unibment were unavailing: the man was incorrigible, and remained dirty aq ever. A brilliant idea struck the colonel. Why not ir.ai--h him up and down before th- whole line of the regiment and shame him into decency ? 'T«-as done. The untidy warrior, who hailed f-o-n ti e Emerald Isle, ae ordered to exhibit himself and march up and down the front of the entire r. ment, and the nun were told to have a ;oo I •• him. And then—his peregrination" cor.u i- baited, saluted the col J I in the hearing of the whole corps, with t:i.;m-V, sen/7"-Pbirtiest resiment I e»er inspetffrtf,
THE1NTKKNATIONAL MINERS •…
THE1NTKKNATIONAL MINERS • CONFERENCE. j OPI"NI,NG .S;j u. i DISCUSSION ON TilE EWHT HO{;U BILI,. LONDON, TCI-SDAY. The third Internatioual Miners* Conere.-s—the two previous meetings having been at H'rl1qe19 and Taris—was held to-day at Westminster. The objects of the federation are t., brinŒ togethe.r the mining nationalities of tho world, to limit the hours of underground labour to eight hours from bank to bank, to obtain the proper supervision and inspection of mines, including the right of the workers to elect ajditioual inspectors, and such inspectors to be paid by the 8:at. to recommend joint action on all international objects, &c. The British delegates numbered 62, representing various mining organisations throughout the United Kingdom, whilst there were four representatives from Germany, four from France, and eight from Belgium. WFUCOME TO THK FOREIGN DELEGATES. jr, THOMAS BURT, M.P., president of the British delegation, welcomed the Continental dele- I08 to tliis country. Although the visitors had not come for pleasure, it was to be trusted that they would see mo?t? to i,?ter,,t them, nl that i,ey would go away ith the satisfaction ?f havil1: done something in co-operation with the British representatives towards amelioiatmc the condition of the largo uumborsof men represented at the congress. (Cheers.) !I!SŒT.L&SF.OU5, Air. Burt was then formally elected presideut of the British section for the day, and M. Lamendin (a member of the French Parliament) was appointed to a corresponding position in con- nection with the French delegation. On tflie motion of M, DEFCET (Belgium) a vote of sympathy was passed with Mr. Pickard, ivi.P the general secretary of tho Federa- tion of Great Britain, who is still suffering from illness, and whose services were spoken of in the highest terms by bith British and foreign dele- gates. Mr. Ashton (Lancashire) was appointed to act as British secretary of the congress m the absence of Mr. Pickard. It was intimated that a Russian delegate had been expected, but that the oflicials of the con- gress had no knowledge of his arrival. Mr. Burt, M.P., was elected treasurer of the congress. The meeting was then adjourned for a couple of hours, in order that the credentials of tho delegates might be verified. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. On the resumption of business, Mr. BUilT, in a brief presidential address stated that. there was yet a great deal to do in the way of perfecting organisation in their respective coun- trie*. One of the things the cougres had to do was to help their friends everywhere to gain the right of organisation, and to induce the emoloyere to recognise the representative men of the miners as their spokesmen. (Cheers.) THE CONSTITUTION* OF THE FFDRRATION. I The proposed constitution of the International Federation was then explained in various language?. It wa3 to the effect that the federation should he composed of so many nationalities from Great Britain and the continents of Europe and America as might desire to j )111, The objects of the federation, which have already been detailed, were next submitted to the meeting. The French and I he German delegates com- plained that some of the objects of tiie iederation, as now outlined in the agenda, were not in accor- "ance witu the resolutions arrived at by tbe inter. national committee at Cologne. TUB EIGHT BOCK- QUESTION. M. CAVROT (Belgium) moved nn amendment to Rule No. 2 in tha objects of the federation. No. 2 was as follows" To limit the hours of under- ground labour to eight hours from bank to bank: The amendment provided that all persons employed in minicg industries, whether below ground or on the surface, should net fc i required to work more than eight hour., Herr SCKROiDEIt (Germany) seconded the amendment, observiog that M, Cavrot had ex- pressed the thoughts which were in his own mind. Germany had not ret got eight hours for miners, but the Germans wished to show that they desired such a limitation of the hours of labour at mines. It was explained on behalf of France and Germany that the amendment did not apply to clerks and such middle-cla^s men on the surface, but that it referred to workmen, artisans, and labourers, whether above or below ground. Mr, WaiTRFiELD (Preston) said that they were treading on dangerous ground, and if the amend- mfiit were adopted it would detrimentally affect ilia prospects of tbe Miners'Eight Hours Bill in tins country. M. MASART (Belgium) expressed concurrence witti Air. Whitefield, and suggested tilat they should first consider the question of eight hours underground, and then deal with the subject of the :<curs of labour of persons employed on tbe pit bank. L-c. M, CAVROT withdrew his amendment in order that the two points might be separately considered, upon which Herr CiNOBS'(Gertnanv) took up the amend- ni, tit, and proposed it to the meeting'.—M. COL- VIGNAC (France) seconded, but atter some explanation and discussion the amendment was again withõrawn, ana the original proposal in the objects of he federation, "to limit the hours of underground labour to eight hours from bank to bank," being then submitted, Nlr. MOnGAN (South Wales), who was requested, amid laughter, not to speak in Welsh, moved an amendment to the effecr that the words" from batik to bank be struck out, and u in the mine substituted. He said that the effect of the pro- posal as it stood wculd be to bring into operation the double shift, which the Welsh miner hated. Air. blorgari's ameadmorit was not supported. Rule 2. in favour of limiting the hours of under- ground labour to eight hours from bank to batik, was then agreed to tts one of the objects of ttie federation, only Mr, Morgan dissenting. A S/iXOS DELEGATS. It was intimated mat, a telegram had been re- ceived Ir JIll Herr Straus*, of the Kingdoui cf axonr, tu the effect that he had just arrived and represented 20,000 Saxon German miners. iCheers.) The congress then adjourned till to-moirow.
WEATHER PROFH ET3. I
WEATHER PROFH ET3. I SMBt *re (remarks the Week's Yews) Mh! to be go^d weather prophets. :w.ri h i ?tse)"'gtt"?''?!')-st<nt'o!'me)HheMin arm ing :md .!t very acive. cHmb¡nc¡ up large cool leaves, &c. If thrf rain is to be long and "eavy they will lie on the underside of the leaves, bur if gentle and warm they iie on tlie outside* (lme kinds are yellow before and blue after rain; other kinds tiliow by various marks on I heir-bodies that bid weather is at hand